Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. Please dig deep and sponsor me online.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Friends of Newick House & The National Autistic Society will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

I learned about autism when I volunteered to work with very autistic children at Smith Hospital at Henley on Thames in 1971 and 1972; as an alternative to games after a skiing accident wrecked my left knee.

That knee is still problematic, and I now have a bad lower back - this trip is going to be no easy ride for me...

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support.